寅虎 jan4 fu2 {yín hǔ}Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010) | CC | |
寅時〔-时〕 jan4 si4 {yín shí}3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) | CC | |
寅食卯糧〔---粮〕 jan4 sik6 maau5 loeng4 {yín shí mǎo liáng}one's income is not enough for one's expenditure, resulting in an overdraft | CCY | |
寅吃卯糧〔---粮〕 jan4 hek3 maau5 loeng4 {yín chī mǎo liáng}- lit. eating away next year's food in advance
- fig. to dip into the next month's check
- live now, pay later
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